Necktie former and holder



B. R. SKINNER.:

. NECKTIE FORMER AND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. so. I92o.

1 414529Iv Patented May 2,1922.

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To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'B'URP. R. SKINNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Brown andtate of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful Necktie. lFormer and Holder, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings,eand tothe letters. and figures of referencel marked thereon.

This invention relates to 'a yholder on which a neck-tie maybe formed artistically and heldin connection with a shirt collar by means of a collar button commonly used in the neck band of shirts or similar garments, the invention having reference more particularly to a combined former and holder that is adapted to be adj ustably connected to a collar button to hold a neck-tie inproper relation either to a high or to a relatively low turn-down collar.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved neck-tie former and holder which shall be so constructed as to permit,

a neck-tieV to be easily formed or artistically hung thereon, and whereby the neck-tie may be easily and quickly secured inV connection with a garment collar or .to be easily-re moved from the collar.

' Another'object is to provide an improved neck-tie former and holder which shall be of such design as to be adapted vto be constructed of few and simple inexpensive parts', and especially of scrap sheet metal, and of flexible character permittingthe user to readily bend and re-shape theV former and holder to the curvature'of different sizes of collars or neck bands. 'i v` A further Objectis to provide an improved neck-tie former and holder which shall be so constructed as to beV adapted to lbe firmly secured in different positionsto a collar button, and on which a string-tie or a four-in-ha-nd7 neck-tie may be artistically formed and held in place in connection with a collar, and which shall be adapted to be durable and economical in use.

With the above-mentioned.l and other ob jects in'view, the invention consists in a specically novel' device on which a neck-.tie may be looped and securely held, the device yhaving means whereby to secure it in dif- Specification. of Letters Vlhatent.

hereinafter particularly described and further defned in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 .is a fragmentary representation of a shirt and collar to which a neck-tie is applied to represent a four-in-hand style as formed on the improved former and holder; Fig. 2 is a front'eleva'tionof the improved former and holder; Figi is a rear view showing the formation of thev neck-tie on the former and holder which is partially visible yas it projects vfrom the neck-tie, hidden portions ofthe holder being shown by broken lines; Fig. 4 is a rear elevationof the improved former andholder lpartiallybr'oken away; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section on the line V-V in Fig. 2; yF ig. 6 is a front view of alportion-of a collar and the improved former and holder connected with the front collar button ofthe garment, and, Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the improved former and holder slightly modified as to details.

In theseveral figures of the drawings corresponding or like reference characters in dicate corresponding or like features or details ofconstruction herein referred to.

A practicalembodiment of the invention consists, generally, in a stem adapted to be l Patented May 1.922.` f

Y v y Application' filed October 30,1920. Serial No. 420,699.

to engage a vcolla-r to prevent the stemfrom Y tilting on the `collar button and'to hold the neck-tie steadily in placevon the front of .a shirt or garment 1 having a neck band'Q on whichk is a turn-downl collar comprising a band or inner portion V3 and an outerl or turned-over portion 1,:the` band portion .of

the collar being 'connected to a back or rear n button 5 anda vfront button 6, the folded portion '.7 of the .collar being :at :different heights from the vcollar button holes .inzdifferent styles'pcf Vcollars as will be under-Y stood, and therefore the stem is adapted to Y be adjustably connected to the collar button asmay be desired with the different collars.l More specifically', as preferably constituted the combined former and holder comprises a head-bar 8 designed to be horizon-` tally arranged in use and having upwardly curved -arm shoulder portions 9 and 10, main arm portions 11 and 12 divergently each to the other and having curved portions 13 and 14 thereon from which finger portions 15 and'16 extend, outwardly `and upwardly with respect to the main arm porlar button. y y panion lock-bar 26 wlnch -isconnected at one v end` with a pivot 27 that isv connected to the tions, the finger portions having rounded ends 17 and 18 respectively. The i stem comprises a lock-bar 19`fixed tothe head1 bar,V 8 adjacent to the middle portion thereof, .preferably by 'means of a rivet k2O and solder 21, the loclrebar extending downward yapproximately' at right angles to the headbarV Vwith :one edge thereof approximately on a line or plane intersecting` the middle of the head-bar, said edge portion having notches or recesses 22, 23 and24 thereinto receive the shank of the front collarbutton, and the loclnbar preferably-hasn beveled end 25 to be guided on the shank of the col- The stem comprises also comhead-bar 8 beyond the middle portion thereof from the rivet 20. The pivot'preferably is hollow so as to be slightly elastic to enable it to hold the lock-baivclosely 'and fric# tionally to ythe head-bar yet permitting the lock-harto be manually moved pivotally.

The inner edge of the lock-bar 2G whichis opposite tothe locl-bar 19 has notches or recessesv 28, 29 and 30 Vtherein opposite vto the notches in the companion loclebar to receive the' shank of the collar button, and

kthe pivoted lock-bar preferably has a beveled inner edge 3l to be guided on the l shank of thecollar button. Thus formed the lock-bars have pointed ends at their outer edges between which thewuser may place his tingerto movethe pivoted lock-bar away from the collar button.

In somecases the lock-bar 19 is integrally connected as at 32, Alig. 7, with the lower edge of the head-bar 8.

In practical use a sultablehneclr-tie is folded ynear itsmiddle portionand the Y middle portion arranged horizontally across front ofthe pendant 35. to Jorma front v pendant-37. The neck-tie being securely r Vthe front of the head-'bar to -orm a .bow

front one adjacent portion is carried around one'horn or `arm to form a loop't and thence is drawndown over the horn' and between the bow front-and the head-bar to form a pendant 35, and the remaining portion of the tieis carried overl the opposite horn to form -a 100131.36 andthence downward'behindl the' bow frontBB andfat the Y.connected to the head-bar and thearms orY horns of the device, the pivoted lock-bar is swung 'awayfrom the companion lock-bar,

the assemblyr pushedunder the ends or the outer portionl of the collar until the ends ofi the arnis or horns come in contactV with the Vfolded 'portion 7 oi the collar andthe shank of the collar button is received in one-ot the `notches in the relatively xed lock-bar, after which 'the pivoted lock-bar is moved over to receive a portion-of the collar button shank in one'of the notches.` therein, so'th'at the collar tbutton shall hold the 'stemfin place and prevent theQnecl-tie from ,slipping bars normally extending from the lower edge of the head-bar at-right'angles theretoand having each a pluralityo notches in the inner lor adjacent Vedges thereof. and two curved arms ony opposite ends` respectively of the head-bar extending upwardly beyond .compristhe upper edge thereofand outwardly each A away from the other.

'2. In a neck-tie iormer and v,holderythecombination of a flat and laterally 4flexible ,head-bar, two laterally flexible main" arm members extending upwardly 'from opposite ends respectively ofthe head-bar, two. laterally flexible lingers extending from the arm members outwardly yeach away from1the other and having each; a vrounded end, a loclob'ar fixed to thechead-ba'r adjacent to the middle portion thereonc and extending downward therefrom,v the lock-bar having a plurality of notches inl one; edge thereof,v and a lock-bar pivotedto the head-barjand having a plurality of notches -invone edge thereof.V v f ,-7 In testimony whereofjfl affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. Witnesses: n F. H. GAMMoN, F. G. SUTTLE.

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